Notes Editorial

Plots to nsfassinatetheCzarof Kussia are being discovered every few Sajt, 8t Louis young ladies are eaid to carry revolvers and to know how to usc them. It is reported that (.ladstone has been interviewed in regard to what steps lie rould t;iko toward stopping tlie work of Mormon missionaries injKngland. He says that lic Hl not prevent converts from iMriBg that cinuitry for they do so of tlieir own woord. Dr. [MM .1. ll:i -. Aivtu; explorer, lied rccently in New York City, He was siireon of Dr. Knne's second pedKoB, and afterwa:d, iu 1 SCO, headed 011e himself. He vlslted and explored the southern coast of (ireenlaiul in 18t!9, and has written scveral books on Arctic discovery. In iccordance witli a provisión in tbewill of the late John .1. Bagty, oa ChrMaa day those of his employés who had been in his eniploy at his store or factory or residence for tivc ymn waw presen ted witli $.')0 apicee, those who had mrni ten NU $200. and those who had been with ii'tnt lifteen years $500 apiece. Eleven received the first aiuount, eleven the second, and five the thiid. It wns a merry Christmas indeed for them. On C'liristmas day in London doriüg the (¦¦Ubration of liifíh masa in the Cliurch of tbe Holy Cross a Jcw was caught In the act of picking pocket. As 1 means of escape he cried "tire." This caiised snch a panlc that, in tr} -inj; to gat out of the building, quite a number were crushed to dcath and about forty died from injuries received. The culprit was severely handled and the dwellinjrs of quite a number of the Jews wereinobbed at night, and the windows broken. Arizona has an unenviable notcriety for its vcnomous reptiles and insecU, but the authorized report of the legislature claims that this Is only a bwg b- I matad by newspaper corresponden ts and "tender feet," as new corners are called. Severnl species of rattle snakes are found, but they are not so numerous as in some of the Western States. Small lizards are found everywherc and a large paurian called the "Gila monster." is found in the southern part pf the Tcrritory. It is red and black in color, Is covered with soalea like the alligator, but is perfectly hannless. It sometimes attains a lengtn of over two feet. Taking this all into consideration, we do not envy the inhabitant of Arizona. The statement is made upon good authority that despite tie lawlessness that prevails in some parts of Missouri, new settlers aie pouring into that State in great numbers. During the year just closing about 90,000 persons have beeu registered by the State Immigration Society, and those who escaped its notice probably aggregate 45,000 more. They carne mostly from Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, and lowa, the only Southern State contributing any considerable number being KenUcky. As this immigration has been almost whollv from the Republican State?, the Democratie papers in Missouri declare that it will requlre harmony in that party and excellent nominations to maintain Democratie supremacy in that State for any considerable length ofjtinie, despite its present overwhelming majority.